Australian Domestic Cricket Update – November 16th, 2011
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Australia-c844 was trailing by 145 runs with four wickets remaining against Tasmania, at the close of play on day two of the 11th Sheffield Shield match of the Australian domestic season at the Bellerive Oval, Hobart, on November 16, 2011.
South Australia won the toss and invited the home team to bat first. The decision turned out to be the right one at the start of the innings as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tasmania-c854 lost both their openers with only 21 runs on the board. However, the middle order showed resistance and
helped their team post a competitive total of 361 runs on the board.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Daniel-Christian-c1308 also picked up three wickets to support George.
In reply, the visitors had scored 216 runs for the loss of six wickets by the close of play on the second day. Skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Klinger-c76093 displayed his all-round skills and scored a resilient 86, which came off only 127 balls with the help of 14 boundaries.
South Australia would be looking to minimize the deficit on the third day.
On the other hand, Victoria defeated http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Western-Australia-c865 by a massive margin of 59 runs in a fixture of the Ryobi One-Day Cup at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
After opting to bat first, the home team piled up a massive score of 317 runs for the loss of five wickets in their allotted 50 overs. The star of the show for Victoria was the wicketkeeper/batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Matthew-Wade-c1933, who scored a brilliant 120 off only 130 balls,
in which he struck 12 boundaries and a couple of massive hits out of the park. Test cricketer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brad-Hodge-c1184 also scored a magnificent half-century.
In reply, the visitors were bowled out for 258 runs in the 46th over of the innings. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tom-Beaton-c94177 scored half-centuries, but failed to convert their knocks into a victory.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jon-Holland-c1724 grabbed a couple of wickets each to seal the victory for their team.
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